Rigged tractor that reaches 100 km per hour, the owner is struck
The vehicle could not have exceeded 40, but an electric wire installed on the control unit allowed it to bypass the limiterA souped-up tractor that reached speeds of 100 km per hour.
The police at the Ponte Arche station (Trento) stopped him during some checks on country roads.
The owner had modified the agricultural vehicle by installing an electrical wire on the control unit which allowed him to bypass the speed limiter.
Thus, a vehicle that could not have exceeded 40 km per hour had been rigged to reach 100. To avoid arousing suspicion, the owner had also removed the sticker indicating the maximum speed (40 km per hour) from the rear of the vehicle. now, in fact).
The driver was fined and the vehicle was immediately suspended from circulation. It wasn't even covered by insurance.
(Unioneonline/L)